Friday, June 10, 2011

2PM Nichkun Buck Horvejkul

Name : Nichkun Buck Horvejkul (닉쿤)
Group: 2PM
Thai: นิชคุณ หรเวชกุล (Nitchakhun Horawetchakun)DOB: June 24, 1988Height : 180cmWeight : 64kg
Blood Type : O
Religion : BuddhistTraining: JYPE
Company: JYPEEducation: Dhepkanjana School and Tangpiroondham School. At the age of twelve, studied at Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand for a year and a half and moved back to the United States to finish his schooling at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Position : Sub Vocal, Dancer, Rapper

SOLO CAREER

2008After 2PM's debut, Nichkhun began doing Thai endorsements
- Selected by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) for their campaign, "Come to Thailand; Let's Take a Break!"
- Done a wide variety of runway modeling for Pony and Andre Kim's fashion show with 2AM member Seulong

January 7, 2010- Nichkhun and Taecyeon with actress Yoon Eunhye for Cass Beer, in which 2PM were chosen to endorse with special promotion single "Tik Tok".

February 8, 2010- Played a main character in the 12-minute music video drama Tik Tok

- Hosted JYP's talent competition, Superstar Survival.

June 1, 2010
- We Got Married, pairing up with Victoria Song of f(x)

February 26, 2010
- Nichkhun and 7 other male idols from 2PM, 2AM, MBLAQ and C.N.Blue would rotate as MCs for Mnet M!Countdown after it went off-air for 3 months

December 2009
- Star in 2010 film "The Shining Diploma", but due to scheduling conflicts with the filming delays, he dropped out of the project in March

March 21, 2010
- Along with actress Song Ji-hyo, they participated in MBC's "Sunday Sunday Night" program "Danbi" where they went to the Philippines to help with volunteer work

May 2010
- Featured in a commercial for Everland's Caribbean Bay water theme park along with 2PM Taecyeon & Chansung and Girls' Generation members Yoona, Seohyun & Yuri.

March 12, 2011
- MC for the 50th Anniversary Music Wave Concert together with SNSD Tiffany & Yuri.

Ideal girl:
- A nice, cute, and good girl
- First love was when he was in kindergarten
- On KBS2. ‘Imagination Plus’when asked of his favorite artist he chose SNSD Yoona because she has a beautiful smile
- On KBS 2TV 'Happy Birthday', ShinDong reveals that his girlfriend likes Nichkun

Fears:
- Scared of big, fierce-looking dogs, according to Nickhun's mum, when he was 3 or 4 years old he was attacked by a dog while trying to hug it

Nicknames:
- Khunnie Boy
- Khunnio Boo
- Khun-ddaeng

Likes and dislikes:

- Playing the piano
- Exercising
- Listening to music
- Watching movies
- Taking pictures
- Valina Ice cream
- Likes clams
- There isn't a food that he doesn't like
- He disliked his blonde hair for Without U concept at first
- Dislikes being asked about the differences between Thailand and Korea
- Dislikes being asked if he would like to marry a Korean woman or a foreign woman (Since Koreans are foreigners to him as well)
- Dislikes being called pretty

Habits:- He writes a diary

Fun facts:
- After high school, he was a coach at Rosemead High School for their badminton team (He was scouted thereat the Los Angeles Korean Music Festival by Park Jin Young).
- Originally casted to be on WGM with BEG Ga-in but due to Jaebeom's MySpace controversy he was replaced at last minute by 2AM member Jo Kwon
- Nichkhun usually talks on the phone with Shinee Onew and Minho
- He feels the coolest when playing the piano
- Born in Rancho Cucamonga, California to Thai Chinese parents
- "I was really shy as a kid so my parents are still fascinated when watching me work".
- Nichkhun is famous for his signature winks and adorable features, but he says he wants to break out of that image